Launching Swing apps in foreground remotely

We have an agent that runs on our machines waiting to start and stop java applications, but there is a problem when the application has a GUI element to it. We are using the RunTime classes and it executes applications in the background which means that GUIs cannot be seen even though they are running.
What is the secret to automatically launching java swing apps in the foreground?
Thanks in advance.

Replying to myself, as I think I've just found the answer (at least for an windows environment)
--> Just start your app with "javaw" instead of "java"
(What would be the right way to do it in Linux, for instance?)
Joao Clemente

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I hooked up a KeyEventDispatcher to listen to what is going on. I'll post a more verbose log at the end of this post, but the short version is this. When the keyboard hangs, the log shows that 'escape' keys are being sent, though we do not do any keystroke injection in our app, ESCAPE or otherwise. Nothing on the Swing app can be determined visually to have focus.
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Once this problem happens, you can start (or have already running) a completely different Swing app (ex.: StackTrace), and the keyboard will stop working for that app too, even though its running in its own separate VM.
This problem (ALMOST!) always happen when typing in a Swing text field (JTextField, JTextArea, etc.), clicking on and then typing in a Windows text area (Excel cell, Notepad), then clicking back into the Swing app's text field. A few times, we've gotten this to happen by typing in a text field, tabbing to a button, pressing a button, then tabbing/clicking back into the text field, all without leaving the Swing app. But this latter scenario is rare, usually going to/from Swing/Windows XP/7 apps cause the problem to occur more readily.
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I had thought that our problem was this problem (Wrong characters in KeyEvents generated from input of barcode scanner but purposely slowing down the acceptance of KEY_PRESSED and KEY_RELEASED events before allowing them to go on to the Swing app (via a KeyDispatcher) did not solve the problem.
Also, we had thought it might be a Citrix problem and how it (or does it?) hook into the Windows keyboard. The fact that once one Swing app gets into this keyboard doesn't work and escape keys are being sent out by the EDT can affect another Swing app makes me wonder. We're not seeing any VM exceptions either like this (EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION - JRE 6.0_23 - Citrix, windows 2003
Been trying to get this one solved for over a week, but with no luck. Any help/advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time.
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2011-04-01 11:58:17,493 [AWT-EventQueue-1] DEBUG MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent:36 - KEY1-keystroke [java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager@377369]: java.awt.event.KeyEvent[KEY_PRESSED,keyCode=27,keyText=Escape,keyChar=Escape,keyLocation=KEY_LOCATION_STANDARD,rawCode=27,primaryLevelUnicode=27,scancode=1] on javax.swing.JTextField[,320,28,175x18,layout=javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$UpdateHandler,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=com.ep.skin.lnf.framework.utils.internal.RoundedBorder@c3a7c0,flags=296,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=,caretColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],disabledTextColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],editable=true,margin=javax.swing.plaf.InsetsUIResource[top=0,left=0,bottom=0,right=0],selectedTextColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],selectionColor=javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=184,g=207,b=229],columns=15,columnWidth=11,command=,horizontalAlignment=LEADING]
2011-04-01 11:58:17,494 [AWT-EventQueue-1] DEBUG MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent:42 - KEY2-ActiveWindow: javax.swing.JFrame[mainFrame,128,128,1024x768,invalid,layout=java.awt.BorderLayout,title=My - HQ - 17601,resizable,normal,defaultCloseOperation=DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE,rootPane=javax.swing.JRootPane[,0,0,1024x768,invalid,layout=com.ep.skin.lnf.framework.internal.RootPaneUI$MetalRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=javax.swing.plaf.BorderUIResource@d0e678,flags=16777673,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=],rootPaneCheckingEnabled=true]
2011-04-01 11:58:17,496 [AWT-EventQueue-1] DEBUG MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent:48 - KEY3-CurrentFocusCycleRoot: javax.swing.JFrame[mainFrame,128,128,1024x768,invalid,layout=java.awt.BorderLayout,title=My - HQ - 17601,resizable,normal,defaultCloseOperation=DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE,rootPane=javax.swing.JRootPane[,0,0,1024x768,invalid,layout=com.ep.skin.lnf.framework.internal.RootPaneUI$MetalRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=javax.swing.plaf.BorderUIResource@d0e678,flags=16777673,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=],rootPaneCheckingEnabled=true]
2011-04-01 11:58:17,497 [AWT-EventQueue-1] DEBUG MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent:54 - KEY4-FocusedWindow: javax.swing.JFrame[mainFrame,128,128,1024x768,invalid,layout=java.awt.BorderLayout,title=My - HQ - 17601,resizable,normal,defaultCloseOperation=DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE,rootPane=javax.swing.JRootPane[,0,0,1024x768,invalid,layout=com.ep.skin.lnf.framework.internal.RootPaneUI$MetalRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=javax.swing.plaf.BorderUIResource@d0e678,flags=16777673,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=],rootPaneCheckingEnabled=true]
2011-04-01 11:58:17,498 [AWT-EventQueue-1] DEBUG MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent:60 - KEY5-FocusOwner: javax.swing.JTextField[,320,28,175x18,layout=javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$UpdateHandler,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=com.ep.skin.lnf.framework.utils.internal.RoundedBorder@c3a7c0,flags=296,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=,caretColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],disabledTextColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],editable=true,margin=javax.swing.plaf.InsetsUIResource[top=0,left=0,bottom=0,right=0],selectedTextColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],selectionColor=javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=184,g=207,b=229],columns=15,columnWidth=11,command=,horizontalAlignment=LEADING]
2011-04-01 11:58:17,499 [AWT-EventQueue-1] DEBUG MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent:66 - KEY6-PermanentFocusOwner: javax.swing.JTextField[,320,28,175x18,layout=javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$UpdateHandler,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=com.ep.skin.lnf.framework.utils.internal.RoundedBorder@c3a7c0,flags=296,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=,caretColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],disabledTextColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],editable=true,margin=javax.swing.plaf.InsetsUIResource[top=0,left=0,bottom=0,right=0],selectedTextColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],selectionColor=javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=184,g=207,b=229],columns=15,columnWidth=11,command=,horizontalAlignment=LEADING]
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     at com..client.util.MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent(MyKeyEventDispatcher.java:73)
     at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.preDispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
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     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
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2011-04-01 11:58:17,507 [AWT-EventQueue-1] DEBUG MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent:48 - KEY3-CurrentFocusCycleRoot: javax.swing.JFrame[mainFrame,128,128,1024x768,invalid,layout=java.awt.BorderLayout,title=My - HQ - 17601,resizable,normal,defaultCloseOperation=DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE,rootPane=javax.swing.JRootPane[,0,0,1024x768,invalid,layout=com.ep.skin.lnf.framework.internal.RootPaneUI$MetalRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=javax.swing.plaf.BorderUIResource@d0e678,flags=16777673,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=],rootPaneCheckingEnabled=true]
2011-04-01 11:58:17,508 [AWT-EventQueue-1] DEBUG MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent:54 - KEY4-FocusedWindow: javax.swing.JFrame[mainFrame,128,128,1024x768,invalid,layout=java.awt.BorderLayout,title=My - HQ - 17601,resizable,normal,defaultCloseOperation=DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE,rootPane=javax.swing.JRootPane[,0,0,1024x768,invalid,layout=com.ep.skin.lnf.framework.internal.RootPaneUI$MetalRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=javax.swing.plaf.BorderUIResource@d0e678,flags=16777673,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=],rootPaneCheckingEnabled=true]
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2011-04-01 11:58:17,510 [AWT-EventQueue-1] DEBUG MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent:66 - KEY6-PermanentFocusOwner: javax.swing.JTextField[,320,28,175x18,layout=javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$UpdateHandler,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=com.ep.skin.lnf.framework.utils.internal.RoundedBorder@c3a7c0,flags=296,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=,caretColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],disabledTextColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],editable=true,margin=javax.swing.plaf.InsetsUIResource[top=0,left=0,bottom=0,right=0],selectedTextColor=sun.swing.PrintColorUIResource[r=51,g=51,b=51],selectionColor=javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=184,g=207,b=229],columns=15,columnWidth=11,command=,horizontalAlignment=LEADING]
2011-04-01 11:58:17,512 [AWT-EventQueue-1] DEBUG MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent:74 - KEY7-stacktrace...
com..client.util.MyKeyEventDispatcher$StackTraceGenerationException: This exception was created to generate a stack trace, and can be safely ignored.
     at com..client.util.MyKeyEventDispatcher.dispatchKeyEvent(MyKeyEventDispatcher.java:73)
     at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.preDispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
The above log info repeats multiple times, KEY_PRESSED and KEY_RELEASE, over and over again, for 'escape' keys.
Edited by: 850693 on Apr 7, 2011 10:16 AM (typo fix)
Edited by: 850693 on Apr 7, 2011 10:19 AM (Fixed links)

<discaimer>Don't put too much hope in my reply</disclaimer>
The only real difference is QA has the Citrix client installed on them, and development does not. You don't need to run our Swing app through a Citrix client though to cause the bug/freezing, just running it on a PC with the Citrix client seems to be enough (in theory). We've been working down a checklist of possible problems/solutions, and we've gotten to the "Install Citrix to the dev PC" item now, so I'll post back if that makes a difference or not in reproducing the problem.
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Edited by: user10378872 on Feb 17, 2011 8:06 AM

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Cualquier inquietud te puedes comunicar conmigo al email: [email protected]
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import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class CloseByWindowClosingTest {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
               public void run() {
                    launchGUI();
     private static void launchGUI() {
          final JFrame frame = new JFrame("Close By Window Closing Test");
          JPanel panel = new JPanel();
          panel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(panel, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
          JButton button1 = new JButton("No Dialog Close");
          JButton button2 = new JButton("Dialog On Close");
          JButton button3 = new JButton("Invoke Later Dialog On Close");
          button1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                    postWindowClosingEvent(frame);
          button2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, "Test Dialog");
                    postWindowClosingEvent(frame);
          button3.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
                         public void run() {
                              JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, "Test Dialog");
                    postWindowClosingEvent(frame);
          panel.add(button1);
          panel.add(button2);
          panel.add(button3);
          frame.setContentPane(panel);
          frame.pack();
          frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
          frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
               @Override
               public void windowClosing(WindowEvent event) {
                    System.out.println("Received Window Closing Event");
          frame.setVisible(true);
     private static void postWindowClosingEvent(JFrame frame) {
          WindowEvent windowClosingEvent = new WindowEvent(frame, WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSING);
          frame.getToolkit().getSystemEventQueue().postEvent(windowClosingEvent);
}An additional note not in the example -- if in the button 3 scenario you were to put the window closing event posting inside the invoke later, the app then again closes. However, as implemented, what is it that causes button 3 to not result in the application closing?
Edited by: Skotty on Aug 11, 2009 5:08 PM -- Modified example code -- added the WindowAdapter to the frame as a window listener to show which buttons cause listeners to receive the window closing event.

I'm not sure I understand why any "cleanup" code would need to use SwingUtilities.invokeLater() to do anything. Assuming this "cleanup method" was called in response to a WindowEvent, it's already being called on the EDT.
IIRC, my approach to this "problem" was to set the JFrame to DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE. I create a "doExit()" method that does any cleanup and exits the application (and possibly allows the user to cancel the app closing, if so desired). Then I create a WindowListener that calls doExit() on windowClosingEvents, and have my "exit action" call doExit() as well. Seems to work fine for me.

Launching applications vis the Apple Remote

Hi all-
I would really like to set up a Mac mini as a media player for my living room, and interact with it exclusively (or almost exclusively) with the Apple Remote. I've been playing with my laptop hooked up to my TV and it seems that the apps I'd use -- Plex, Front Row, and Hulu Dekstop -- work great with the Apple Remote. Unfortunately, I can't figure out an easy way to launch those apps without a mouse and keyboard.
There obvious solution is Remote Buddy, which for the most part works great -- except it doesn't work properly with Hulu Desktop. Grr! Does anyone know of any other options?
Thanks in advance,
Josh

Remote Buddy is the answer. I use it with XBMC and the level of control it provides through the limited set of buttons is amazing. It will also control other applications. Additionally, while I'm not a fan of Logitech's products (their hardware is good, but the software is awful), I picked up one of their universal remotes and set it up to control my whole Mini AV system. It emulates the Apple remote, but also lets me control the volume on my receiver at the same time.

Printer app (hp aio remote)

When I want to print from the app I choose photos
and the I get all my photos but I get the oldest ones
first and I have to scroll all the way to the bottom
to get the newest photos. I have ca 3000 photos
so it's boring to have to scoll down every time.
In the photo file on ipad/iphone you get
the newest photoes first.
Is it possible to get the newest photos first in
the Printer app (hp aio remote)?

Hi @Johannesnorway,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums. I understand that you would like to change the sort order of your photos in the HP All-in-One Printer Remote app.
There currently is not a way to change the sort order. I have included the HP ePrintCenter Submit New Idea page if you choose to submit your idea.
Regards,
Happytohelp01
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Renew subscription EVERY time I launch an app??

Hey guys, I was asked by the AdobeCare Twitter Account to post my issue in this forum, so here I am:
I recently subscribed to a Adobe CC membership and everything worked fine when I had the CS6.
Now since the CC Versions were released, I wanted to update of course. So I did.
Since then I am constantly haveing the same issue: I can not launch an app without having to do so many steps!
Here is what I have to do in order to open up any app (I have to do this EVERY time I launch an app..meaning when I open PS I do this, when I open ID I do this etc)
1) I click on the icon of the app (in this example PS)
2) I get the following "error":
(it is asking me to renew my subscription)
3) I click on "try again" and I get this message:
(it says "Thank you, your subscription for CC is now activated")
4) I click on "Continue" and get this message (again):
So I click on "Do you have another Adobe-ID?" and get to see this window:
... where I type in my Password and click on "Sign in" resulting in this:
and finally after clicking on "accept" in this:
...which basically is the same windows I get to see right at the beginning.
At this point I want to mention again that I have to do this e v e r y t i m e I start an app, for each app I have to run through all of these steps and if I close an app by accident and re-open it, I have to do this again.
I already tried to delete that file in the OOBE folder, did not work out.
Also, I am lacking all the presets in Premiere Pro (Digital DSLR etc) which makes me think, that all of my apps are running in trial mode..? At least I had this issue, when I launched Premiere as a trial in the past.
Don't get me wrong..But this is totally annoying and kills my workflow.
Any help? I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks and greets from Germany!
Danilo

On the device that you don't want the apps to be downloaded on, go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores > Automatic Downloads. Once you turn that off, your problem will be fixed.

How to create printable report from a swing app.

Hi,
I have googled quite a bit and have searched the forum extensively but haven't found answers to my questions.
I have a small swing based application (that uses jtextfields, jbuttons, jlist, etc) that collects information from user
and stores in some variables; which are like strings, integers, hashmap, etc.
Now this information is to be formatted and is to be printed as a report.
Formatted as in, some part of the collected text is to be printed in certain font and other in different color and so on.
Also the report is to be printed on a paper leaving some space at left and at the top. That means margins need to be set.
And before all info is to be sent to printer I need to display this information in some report viewer (preview).
How can I format certain text and set margins? (Is there some Document kind of api which allows me to set margins, change font of certain text?)
How should I display this text / information as a print preview? (Should I use jeditorpane / jtextpane ?)
How should I send all the information to the printer? (What java api should be used for printing?)
The data entered by the user is not saved / persisted to any database. It's to be sent to the printer after submit button is pressed on the swing app.
Since there is no database I couldn't use jasper-reports.
Following are links to all threads (not useful) I found when I searched for swing / print / report in the forum :
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=331&threadID=225351
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=57&threadID=576758
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=57&threadID=570629
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=1&threadID=489905
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=57&threadID=571093
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=257&threadID=138450
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=57&threadID=583150
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=57&threadID=5399572
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=57&threadID=579619
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=57&threadID=593199
Help would be much appreciated.

alan_mehio wrote:
The simplest thing to do in your case is to load the file content into the JTextArea
then to create the header and the footer if there is any from java.text.MessageFormat
then you invoke the print method on the JTextArea instance object> Just let me know if you are face any furrher problem
Alan Mehio,
I have been able to set margins and get the printout just the way I want it (after some experiments / trial & error).
But the problem is, parameters to paper.setImageableArea() are hard coded as in the example code below :
        System.out.println("print?");
        PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        if (printJob.printDialog()) {
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            Paper paper = pf.getPaper();
            paper.setSize(8.5 * 72, 11 * 72);
            System.out.println("paper width : " + paper.getWidth());// expecting 612
            System.out.println("paper height : " + paper.getHeight());// expecting 792
            System.out.println("ImageableHeight : " + paper.getImageableHeight());
            System.out.println("imageable width : " + paper.getImageableWidth());
            System.out.println("ImageableX : " + paper.getImageableX());
            System.out.println("Imageable y : " + paper.getImageableY());
            //paper.setImageableArea(108, 144, paper.getWidth() - 108, paper.getHeight() - 144);
            paper.setImageableArea(222, 244, paper.getWidth() - 222, paper.getHeight() - 244);
            pf.setPaper(paper);
            printJob.setPrintable(jTextArea1.getPrintable(null, null), pf);
            try {
                printJob.print();
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                System.out.println("exception while printing...");
                ex.printStackTrace();
        }In my case the left margin should be 1.5 inches (38.1mm) and top margin should be 2 inches (50.8 mm)
Considering 72dpi printer for a A4 size page (8.5in X 11in), the parameters to paper.setImageableArea() should be
(108, 144, paper.getWidth() - 108, paper.getHeight() - 144);
But the printout leaves only 1inch for top and left margins.
Here are o/p lines for method-call with above said params :
paper width : 612.0
paper height : 792.0
ImageableHeight : 648.0
imageable width : 468.0
ImageableX : 72.0
Imageable y : 72.0
When I pass the following values I get text printed with desired margins on the paper but the above printlns remain exactly the same!
paper.setImageableArea(222.4, 244, paper.getWidth() - 222.4, paper.getHeight() - 244);
Although I have been able to achieve what I wanted to without using 3rd party libraries,
I feel this hard coding of values isn't a good idea and leaves a doubt whether this will work on other systems with different printers.
My question is, how to get these numbers correct every time? Is there a formula for obtaining these numbers?
Also formatting of certain part of to-print text is something that is yet to be figured out.
Thanks.

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I would post in the Illustrator forum here http://forums.adobe.com/community/illustrator or the Dreamweaver forum here http://forums.adobe.com/community/dreamweaver. One of these product forums will be able to help.

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